Johns Manville

Senior Basis Administrator

Johns Manville$102K — $153K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 5+ years of SAP Basis administration experience
  • Proven success managing complex SAP environments
  • Demonstrated expertise across multiple SAP platforms
  • Strong experience in SAP ERP 6.0+ and BW/BW4HANA environments
  • Deep technical knowledge of SAP architecture and performance tuning
  • Effective communicator able to partner across teams

Responsibilities

  • Ensure always-on SAP system performance and reliability
  • Strengthen system resilience through disaster recovery strategies
  • Drive performance optimization using monitoring tools
  • Lead upgrades and technical enhancements without disruption
  • Provide technical guidance on SAP system design and scalability
  • Own incident, change, and problem management processes
  • Optimize operational processes and automation across systems
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure SAP meets business needs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Paid vacation and parental leave
  • Basic life insurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance program
  • Tuition reimbursement for approved educational programs
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives as part of company culture
Full Job Description

Pay Range

$102,100.00-$153,100.00 Annual

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.   Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. 

Join a high-impact team responsible for keeping a complex, 24/7 SAP landscape running at peak performance. In this role, you’ll take ownership of system stability, scalability, and innovation—ensuring mission-critical SAP platforms support business operations without disruption. This is an opportunity to influence architecture, drive improvements, and play a key role in the evolution of enterprise systems.


What You’ll Accomplish

Success in this role is defined by your ability to maintain a resilient SAP environment, proactively solve problems, and continuously optimize system performance.

  • Ensure always-on SAP system performance and reliability
    Maintain uptime, stability, and responsiveness across a 24x7 SAP landscape, proactively identifying and resolving risks before they impact the business.

  • Strengthen system resilience and disaster readiness
    Design, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery strategies to ensure rapid recovery and business continuity.

  • Drive performance optimization and system health
    Leverage tools such as EarlyWatch reports, trend analysis, and system monitoring to identify inefficiencies and implement tuning improvements across SAP and OS environments.

  • Lead upgrades and technical enhancements
    Execute SAP and database upgrades, system copies, and transports with minimal business disruption while improving system capability and performance.

  • Partner on SAP architecture and roadmap planning
    Provide technical guidance on SAP system design and long-term scalability aligned with organizational goals.

  • Own incident, change, and problem management outcomes
    Rapidly resolve issues using OSS and ticketing tools while improving root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.

  • Optimize operational processes and automation
    Enhance job scheduling, system integration, and production control processes to improve efficiency and reliability.

  • Collaborate across teams to deliver business value
    Work closely with functional teams, developers, and infrastructure partners to ensure SAP systems meet evolving business needs.

  • Provide critical on-call support
    Ensure continuity of operations through responsive support, including after-hours as needed.


What Success Looks Like in This Role
  • SAP systems consistently meet or exceed uptime and performance SLAs
  • System upgrades and changes are delivered on time with minimal disruption
  • Performance issues are proactively identified and resolved before user impact
  • Disaster recovery processes are tested, validated, and reliable
  • Stakeholders trust your expertise in maintaining and evolving SAP systems

What You Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of SAP Basis administration experience, including installation, upgrades, and system maintenance
  • Proven success managing complex SAP environments (ERP, BW/BW4HANA, and related systems)
  • Demonstrated expertise across multiple SAP platforms (e.g., EP, SRM, SCM/APO, TM, PO, Solution Manager, MII)
  • Strong experience in SAP ERP 6.0+ and BW/BW4HANA environments
  • Deep technical knowledge of SAP architecture, performance tuning, and system operations
  • Experience with Java and/or ABAP-based environments
  • Working knowledge of supporting technologies (Linux/Unix, Oracle, BOBJ, Solution Manager, etc.)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-availability environment
  • Effective communicator who can partner across technical and business teams

Why You’ll Love It Here
  • Own and influence a mission-critical SAP environment
  • Work on complex systems and modernization initiatives
  • Be part of a collaborative, high-performing technical team
  • Enjoy a flexible hybrid schedule in downtown Denver
  • Take advantage of free parking or an RTD pass

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Please Keep in Mind

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

About Johns Manville

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. The company serves markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, building insulation, commercial roofing, energy, industrial, and residential construction. Johns Manville has a global presence with 7,000 employees and 44 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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